accolade

noun

1 he received the accolade of knighthood:

honor, recognition, privilege, award, gift, title;

prize, laurels, bays, palm.

2 his role in the game earned him this accolade from his manager:

tribute, commendation, acclaim, applause, ovation, acclamation, approval, admiration, approbation, testimonial, praise, welcome, flattery, kudos, adulation, homage, compliment, pat on the back, eulogy, encomium, panegyric;

cheers, salutes, plaudits, congratulations, bouquets;

informal rave;

rare extolment, laudation, eulogium.

▷antonyms criticism.